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I Built an AI That Reads Your Screenshots and Tells You Why You Saved Them

DEV Community: swift·Cool Light Shop Co,. LTD·3 days ago
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The Problem I had 2,847 screenshots on my iPhone. Boarding passes from 2023. Products I screenshotted but never bought. Recipes I saved and forgot. Memes I already sent to everyone. Apple's Photos app treats them as... photos. Not as the half-finished intentions they actually are. The Insight Every screenshot is an externalized intention — something you meant to do, buy, watch, or remember. But the camera roll is a terrible task manager. I realized the reason people don't delete screenshots isn't laziness — it's fear of deleting something important . If you knew what each screenshot was, you'd decide in one second. The problem is information, not motivation. What I Built Snaap — an iOS app that reads every screenshot with on-device AI and generates a one-sentence explanation: "Boarding pass for flight VN123 — departed Feb 14. Trip is over." "Nike Air Max $89 from Instagram. Saved 3 months ago — not bought yet." "Pasta recipe with 8 ingredients.…

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